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What is Aphasia?  

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Aphasia is classified as a language disorder caused by damage to the temporal lobe or damage higher up in the frontal lobe. It causes problems with receptive and expressive functions. Aphasia is damage in understanding and establishing complex, meaningful elements of language. It causes problems with words and word order making difficulties in reading and writing. There are many ways to test that Mr. McGeorge has symptoms that would lead me to believe that the damage that was taken on him was located in the three different areas. The Broca's area is the section of the human brain, which is located in the lower front gyrus of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex, which is involved in language processing, such as speech, in production and understanding. Broca's aphasia is noticeable that involves a lack of ability to demonstrate coherent language, including spoken, written and signed forms. Patients suffering...

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